[2] The first three seasons were hosted by Israeli fashion model Bar Refaeli.
In the third season, rapper Subliminal replaced Rami Fortis as a judge on the show.
In the fourth season, all of the judging panel changes: Mizrahi singer Margalit Tzan'ani, singer-songwriter Aviv Geffen, singer and Eurovision 2018 winner Netta Barzilai, while a fourth and fifth judges revealed to be Ran Danker and Miri Mesika, making it the first season of X Factor Israel to feature 5 judges instead of 4.
The first episode peaked at 49%, about 1.1 million viewers, making it the highest figure of any Israeli music program.
Originally, Simon Cowell, Aviv Geffen, Margalit Tzan'ani, and Netta were to be judges for season 4.